Libby man faces charges of assault with a weapon and criminal mischief

A Libby man is facing charges of assault with a weapon after he allegedly threatened multiple people.

Ronan woman pleads not guilty to weapon assault

A Ronan woman is accused of firing two rounds from a firearm during a domestic dispute. Lucy Laryn Smith-Cluff, 26, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court March 20 to two counts of felony assault with a weapon.

Festival at Sandpoint honored by chamber

The arts group was recognized as the November business of the month.

Hiker fends off grizzly attack in east-side prairie

A hiker is recovering after fending off a bear attack with his pistol Wednesday evening in the prairie east side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Missing Eureka woman found dead on Foothills Road

A Eureka woman missing for five days turned up dead April 11, say officials with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Law roundup: Man pretends to be police officer

Kalispell Police Department received two reports of a man pretending to be an officer and flashing a badge. In the first

Kootenai County Sheriff's Office blotter

Deputies responded to a domestic dispute

Evening of Glass and Light at Cawdrey Gallery

Cawdrey Gallery presents the final Whitefish Gallery Night of 2022, “An Evening of Glass and Light” with artists Grace Chepnick of Seattle, Washington and Ann Justin of Bozeman, Montana on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 6-9 p.m.

Columbia Falls Police Association Shop with a Cop coming up; donations sought

Every holiday season the Columbia Falls Police Association hosts shop with a cop, where the department takes less fortunate children selected by the elementary schools on a shopping trip at Target in Kalispell. The store also gives the program a discount.

Renee Henriette Moe-McCarley, 94

Renee Henriette Moe-McCarley died at the age of 94 on the evening of Tuesday, December 6, 2022 while in residence at the Life Care Center in Post Falls, Idaho.

Jerry Wayne Nezat, 88

Jerry Wayne Nezat

A 21st century Lone Ranger

Someone called the Whitefish Police Department to report a lone man cruising across people’s private property boundaries on an old ATV. He was reportedly smoking a cigarette and wearing old Carhartts and no helmet.

Thompson Falls woman involved in fatal accident

SAGLE — A Thompson Falls lady was involved in a head-on collision, which resulted in the fatality of a Post Falls man on U.S. Highway 95 on Thursday, January 9.

Bigfork artist wins Hockaday award

Sally Vannoy of Bigfork captured first place this year with her oil painting, The Patriarch in the Hockay Museum of Art’s 2015 Winter Members’ Salon.

Annette J. Oedewaldt, 92, of Libby

Master of cargo ship charged over Australia container spill

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The ship master of a Singapore-registered vessel that spilled some of its cargo off the Australian east coast has been charged with damage of the marine environment and pollution.

Gordon Dudley Spradlin, 94

Gordon D. Spradlin passed away August 8, 2025, in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Baseball: C-Falls' Young 1-hits Libby

LIBBY — Nico Young threw a five-inning one-hitter and helped his cause with three hits as Columbia Falls shut out Libby 10-0 in high school baseball Thursday night.

The Latest: Social restrictions reimposed for north England

LONDON — The British government has reimposed restrictions on social life in a swath of northern England because of rising coronavirus infections.

The Latest: Trump argues against another 'blanket shutdown'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is arguing against another “blanket shutdown” of the economy amid a surge of coronavirus cases.